Gig-saddle



(No Model.)

J.B.RE,NZ.

- GIG SADDLE. No. 284,235. Patented Septf l, 1883.

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" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JoHNE. EENZ, oE MEDINA, OHIO.

GIG-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,235, datedSeptember 4, 1883.

Application filed May 22, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN E. RENZ, of Medina, in the county of Medina andState of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful lm-l provements inHarness-Pads; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, su ch as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in harness-pads or gig-saddles, asthey are sometimes called; and it consists in certain features ofconstruction and in combination of parts, hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claim l The object of my invention is to furnish acheap and durable pad that shall be more elastic and can better adaptitself to the differentshapes of horses than those heretofore in use.Heretofore the pad proper and the housing were usually made together, sothat when one part was worn out the balance was worthless. In my new padeach part is made complete of itself,.andthe parts are so attached toeach other that they may be easily separated and any one piece renewed,while still retaining for further use the balance of the structure.

The term gig-saddle is usually applied to the pads on a single harnesswhen the pads support the thills or shafts of the vehicle, and it is tothis kind of pad thatmy invention is more especially applicable.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation view of my new pad. Fig. 2 isa vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a view in detail ofaportion of the skirt and attachments. Fig. 4 is a view in' detail of aportion of the housing and attachments. Fig. 5 is a crosssection 'ontheline of m m, Fig. l.

A represents a pad-tree, usually of metal or of metal covered withleather, provided with the hook on in the center for the check-rein, andprovided also with holes in each end,

rets are provided in the usual manner with screws ends, that extendthrough the thillstraps O, the skirt D, the housing E, and engage,respectively, nuts that are secured in the pad F. The thill-straps areof thick leather and require no other fastening than is given by theterrets passing through them, respectively, and the thimbles or loops (1confining them laterally to theirplace on the skirt. The

through which the terrets I) pass. These terskirt extends from side toside, and is provided at each end with a strap, as is usual. On theunder side and toward each end, respectively, are attached the tonguesd, made preferably of sheet metal. These tongues may be fastened in anysuitable manner, but preferably by a rivet at the upper end of thetongue and by a loop, 01 embracing the tongue, and made by uniting theends of the piece of leather.

That on the other side of the skirt forms the loop 01, that holds inplace the thill-straps G. This tongue engages a loop, e, on the housingand keeps the two parts in their proper" relative lateral position, butallows sufficient. end-play to render the parts elastic and self.adjusting tothe shape of the horse. v

The housing and pad are made separate, and

are only attached in such a manner as will ren- By removing the said beof sufficient stiffness to hold the burr or nut of thet'errets, and theunder part may be fastened to the top, or burr-piece, as itis called, inany suitable manner.

In place of the loop 6, a slit might be made in the housing, or othersimilar device had, to engage the tongue (1; also, the tongue d might bemade,like prongs or projections,inavar iety of forms without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is- The combination, with the pad-tree A, skirt D,thill-straps O, pad F, and housing E, of devices for securing the skirtand housing together and retaining them against lateral displacement andallow of sufficient endwise movement to render them self-adjusting,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 12th day of May, 1883.

7 JOHN E. BENZ. Witnesses.

O. J. CHASE," S. L. DYER.

